Money FB 12/19 Blarb is selling a tractor

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Sho'nuff said:
Their price doesn't seem too unreasonable if you look at it from their perspective. They never use it, which means it's basically new, and they paid almost $1500 at time of purchase which means it should still be worth that much because hoarders' mentality.

I'd give them $100 for it, i wouldn't want to see it run...
If you look up just the cost of the motor, it's the same as what they want. $100 is the me fixing it myself without too much cost or me parting it out for what may work on it. From the condition it's in, highly likely the motor has old oil in it and crappy gas, not to mention any kind of water they may have entered the system from it sitting outside. If they try to turn it over, they may completely seize it at this point.
$100 may still be too generous anyway.
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So make an offer then.

Twrx said:
What's sad, is some ween probably will pay that.
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Should ask him to sign it.

Darndirty said:
Which means that gas is worthless and needs to be drained out.
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Kinda like how Bob was after he died?
 
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It's not how much it's been used (or not used) that's the problem. I've seen a 10 year old mower (used often) look and work amazing because the owner took care of it.

Chris hadn't changed the oil in his own car for years and then was surprised when him and Barb had car problems at the same time. Guarantee they have done no maintenance work on this thing. And it's just been siting in the elements for years.
 
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LoveYouLongTime said:
I need a ride mower, but like hell I'd pay that. I'm tempted to offer $250 max due to them owning it and probably needing some work. But I also don't want to be screeched at by Barb due to her thinking I'm low balling her.
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But you've met barb, you can cause her to sympathy by being like "Member me? I was slightly asian girl"
 
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Ninja_Warrior said:
But you've met barb, you can cause her to sympathy by being like "Member me? I was slightly asian girl"
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I don't think I've met Barb as "Kim" or "Emily." At least not in person. I've talked to her on the phone a couple of times many years ago. Maybe I'm mistaken and I've blotted it from my memories.

But no really, I do need a riding mower but I don't know if the hubby will take in anything from the Chandler's.
 
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LoveYouLongTime said:
I don't think I've met Barb as "Kim" or "Emily." At least not in person. I've talked to her on the phone a couple of times many years ago. Maybe I'm mistaken and I've blotted it from my memories.

But no really, I do need a riding mower but I don't know if the hubby will take in anything from the Chandler's.
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Phone and make an offer, we are starved for content so could do with a laugh.
 
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Replicant Sasquatch said:
The manufacturer does in fact bill it as a "lawn tractor".
That is technically the correct term for it. Bear in mind these riding mowers often come with a tow hitch so you can drag a small wagon behind you. Useful for shit like firewood or mulch if you're too poor to afford one of those heavy duty ATVs.
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Ever since I saw this show when I was a kid I wanted to find a small, old, cheap lawn tractor to keep around. I don't even need it to mow, but I've got enough debris and junk to haul to the curb over the next year it would probably be worth getting one for a few hundred dollars. Definitely not a big beast like Barb's though.

0xDEADBEEF said:
She should keep it. It will make a great offroad powered wheelchair once she's finally too fat and old to walk.
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flossman said:
I'll buy it for $100, but only if Chris rides it all the way to Milwaukee to deliver it to me.

And livestreams the whole thing.
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In 1994 an old guy drove 240 miles on his 30 year old riding mower to see his brother. Between breakdowns and running out of money and a top speed of 5 mph, the trip took six weeks. David Lynch made a movie about it, and Richard Farnsworth was nominated for an Oscar as the main character.

There is also video of a fat person in a wheelchair using a regular self-propelled lawn power to pull themselves down the street.

MirnaMinkoff said:
I had to laugh at this ad. In the listing the guy says it was driven off delivery truck, into garage and never used. I thought that seemed strange. Right as I wonder if the dude is in California I take a look at the photo and see the totally brown lawn in the background. He's in California.

Poor guy bought a shiny new riding lawnmower for his lawn right as the drought and then major water use restrictions hit CA. He held onto it hoping one day he would once again have a lawn to mow, but has now given up all hope and is selling the damn thing.
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One of my architecture instructors was (still is) a top guy in the sustainable/green building trade, usually $500k+ homes but he advises on all levels of construction. He said housing developers in California have told him the water shortage is even worse than people realize, and the current water restrictions are nowhere near enough. There will have to be major lifestyle and agriculture changes out there. I forget the state, not California, but a 10-15 year old housing development had to basically be abandoned because they couldn't supply enough water to sustain it.
 
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Count Olaf said:
Yeah that "lawn" is pretty much a dead wasteland at this point. Nothing grows, nothing thrives. And it's a shame too because I think that place could look very nice if properly cared for.
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Only Bob knew that well.


Beef Thunderpants said:
One of my architecture instructors was (still is) a top guy in the sustainable/green building trade, usually $500k+ homes but he advises on all levels of construction. He said housing developers in California have told him the water shortage is even worse than people realize, and the current water restrictions are nowhere near enough. There will have to be major lifestyle and agriculture changes out there. I forget the state, not California, but a 10-15 year old housing development had to basically be abandoned because they couldn't supply enough water to sustain it.
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Interesting that happened. I've been following this for a while and see how desperate certain people are getting over it (the Nestle guy's comment probably rings true for many wanting to captialize over such a precious resource as the years continue to come).
 
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LoveYouLongTime said:
I need a ride mower, but like hell I'd pay that. I'm tempted to offer $250 max due to them owning it and probably needing some work. But I also don't want to be screeched at by Barb due to her thinking I'm low balling her.
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Ninja_Warrior said:
But you've met barb, you can cause her to sympathy by being like "Member me? I was slightly asian girl"
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I don't think Barb gives enough of a shit to go out of her way to remember people, & we all know how face-blind Chris is. @LoveYouLongTime could introduce herself as a completely different person & neither of them would notice. I think that's much funnier, to be honest.
 
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BOLDYSPICY! said:
I don't think Barb gives enough of a shit to go out of her way to remember people, & we all know how face-blind Chris is. @LoveYouLongTime could introduce herself as a completely different person & neither of them would notice. I think that's much funnier, to be honest.
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She has done that before tbh, many different people, never fails
 
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4Macie said:
It's not how much it's been used (or not used) that's the problem. I've seen a 10 year old mower (used often) look and work amazing because the owner took care of it.

Chris hadn't changed the oil in his own car for years and then was surprised when him and Barb had car problems at the same time. Guarantee they have done no maintenance work on this thing. And it's just been siting in the elements for years.
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These are people who can't be arsed to walk their dogs, so I think the chances of them doing maintenance on a mower are somewhere in the low zeroes.
 
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